Sitharaman's maiden Budget provides building blocks for $5-trn economy

Overall, the first Budget of Modi government's second term is pragmatic, fiscally prudent

Union Budget 2019-20 has provided the building blocks for India’s march towards being a $5-trillion economy. While the Budget focuses on the core issues of health, education, power, and physical connectivity, it also outlines the vision for a New India that is eager to make a mark in new sunrise sectors like electric vehicles, semi-conductor fabrication, solar photo voltaic cells, lithium storage batteries and space programmes.
 
But beyond this fine balancing act between basic issues and aspirations to emerge as a powerful nation on the global stage, the Budget has made a concerted effort to address perhaps the biggest